Packing or shipping case.



J, G. LOEWENGUTH. PACKING OR SHIPPING CASE.

APPLICATION FILBD 111113 11, 1914.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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TTED STATES PTEN fflfflim JULIUS C. LOEWENGUTI-I, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIG'NOR T0 I-IICKEY, FREEIVIAN C0., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

PACKING- OR SHIPPING CASE.

Specfication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan,I 28, 1915,

Application filed June 11, 1914. Serial No. 844,452.

T0 aZZ 'wwm 'it may 0071087171 Be it known that I, JU'LIUs C. LonwnN- GUTH, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pacl'ring or Shipping Cases, which improvement 1s fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to packing or shipping cases and an object thereof is to provide an improved form designed for holding garments against movement Within an outside box or case.

To this and other ends the invention consists in certain parts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of one part of an ordinary shipping box or case with the form arranged therein and a suit of Clothes held by said form; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the form removed from the shipping case.

It is customary for clothing manufacturers to ship a suit of clothes in a paste-board box composed of two parts, one fitting within the other. Such method of shipment has had its disadvantages in that the suit will reach its destination in a creased and crumpled condition, requiring that it be pressed before being sold. Attempts have been made to hold the suit against movement within the shipping case, but, in most of these instances, it has been necessary to fit the coat over a form like a coat hanger to support the Shoulders thereof.

According to the present invention, the coat is held in a folded position 'with the inside out in the manner in which tailors and manufacturers usually fold a coat to preserve its shape. The form is also adapted to support the trousers and vests against creasing or crumpling.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a i'ectangular box bottom over which the usual slip cover is adapted to be fitted. W'ithin this box or case, the form 2 is contained` being substantially the shape of the box but slightly smaller in area than the interior of the latter so that garments may be folded about the edges. This form is preferably made from a sheet of pasteboard and may be cut within its edges to provide a longitudinally extending tongue 8, preferably extending throughout a greater portion of the form. Arranged on said tongue 3 near the free end of the latter and extending in a direction opposite to the tongue 3 is a tongue li preferably curved at its end and projecting from one side of the tongue 3.

In using the invention, the trousers 5 have their leg` portions laid in a flat condition on the bottom of the box with the waist portion overhanging one end of the box. The coat 6 is folded at the center back line with the inside out and has the lower portion thereof resting within the box either above or below the leg portions of the trousers, and has the upper portion overhanging one side of the box. The form 2 is then fitted within the box over the lower portion of the coat and the leg portions of the trousers, after which the upper portion of the coat is bent around one edge of the form 2 to overhang such form, the tongue 3 being lifted from the main body of the form at its free end so that such free end can be fitted into the sleeve of the coat, thus holding the coat against movement in the direction toward the secured end of the tongue 8. At the same time, the tongue 4 is fitted into the sleeve so as to prevent the movement of the garment of the coat in the opposite direction. The waist portion of the trousers 5 is then bent over the form 2 in a manner shown in Fig. 1. If desired, the vest 7 may be introduced beneath the tongue 3 prior to the turning over of the upper portion of the coat 6, the lower edge of the vest being turned about one edge of the form 2.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that there has been provided a form which conforms substantially to the Shape of the box in which the form is fitted so that the form, by coperation with the side walls of the box, is held against movement in its plane. This form carries a sleeve en gaging member which coperates with the interior wall of the sleeve adjacent to the receiving end in such a manner as to prevent movement of the coat in any direction, the tongue receiving the upper portion of the coat beneath the same between it and the form after the coat has been passed about one edge of the form.v With the foregoing arrangement. a suit of clothes can be packed within a shipping box in a manner usually followed by manufacturing clothiers and the suit can be held in this position so that, When it reaches its destination, it is not necessary to press it in order to make it salable.

Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination With a packing case, a form held against movement Within the case, and having an edge about which a garment may be folded inside out, and means for engaging Within the sleeve of a garment so folded about the form.

2. In combination with a packing case, a form made of sheet material conforming to the interior of the case and having a longitudinally extending tongue cut therefrom Within the lines thereof for engaging within the sleeve of a garment.

3. In combination with a packing case, a form made of sheet material and conforming to the interior of the case, and a tongue carried by said form within the lines thereof to engage within the sleeve of a garment folded about one edge of the form and lying bcneath the tongue.

4. In combination with a packing case, a rectangular form of Sheet material having a tongue Within the lines thereof for engaging Within a sleeve of a garment passed about one edge of the form.

5. In combination With a packing case, a form conforming to the interior of the case and having a tongue within the lines thereof, said tongue carrying near its free end an oppositely extending tongue,I the free edges of both of said tongues being adapted to engage Within the sleeve of a garment.

6. In combination With a packing case, a tongue held against movement therein and having near its free end an oppositely extending tongue, the free ends of both of said tongues being adapted to engage within the sleeve of a garment to hold such garment against movement.

7. In combination With a packing case, a rectangular form therein formed from paste board and having a longitudinally-extending tongue cut therefrom within the lines thereof, said tongue having an oppositelyextending tongue projecting from one edge thereof near one end, the free edges of both tongues being adapted to engage Within the sleeve of the garment folded about one edge of the rectangular form.

8. A form for insertion in a packing case conforming to the shape of the case into which it is to be introduced and having a tongue Within the edges thereof arranged so that the end thereof may engage Within a sleeve of a garment folded inside out over one edge of the form.

9. A form for insertion in a packing case conforining to the Shape of the case into which it is to be introduced, and having a tongue Within the edges thereof carrying near its free end an oppositely cxtending tongue, the two tongues being so located that they Will engage Within a sleeve of a coat folded inside out over one edge of the form.

10. A form for insertion in a packing case made from sheet material and rectangular in shape, said form having a tongue cut from the material thereof Within the edges of the form, and the tongue having another tongue cut therefrom near one end and eX- tending in an opposite direction, the free ends of the tongues being located to engage Within a sleeve of a garment turned inside out and folded over an edge of the form.

JULIUS C. LOE\VENGUTH.

Vitnesses:

D. VV. BnUon, A. II. MCSWEENEY.

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